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POLAR LIGHT, LAND ART DESIGN BY ARTURO ERBSMAN

Creator: Arturo Erbsman
Offered by: Galerie Philia

Description
DESIGNERS
Arturo Erbsman
TITLE
Polar Light
YEAR
2016
DIMENSIONS
100 x 50 x 50 cm
MATERIALS
Glass
LEAD TIME
1-2 Weeks
PLACE OF ORIGIN
France

Arturo Erbsman comes himself to install the Polar light. It has to be in an -7°C in order to maintain. An ice chandelier, result of human conception and nature’s intervention.
Designed to be hung from a branch of a tree in winters, it is composed of a metal structure covered with a soft white woven fishnet that catches water in all its forms. . At dawn, when the morning dew deposits micro droplets on the surface it gradually freezes and turn into stalactites. Over course of the day, the structure stiffens coated with ice. At nightfall, it glows as rays pass through the ice, thus highlighting the beauty and delicacy of crystallization of water. This ephemeral work of nature exudes a timeless boreal light. This faraway, atmospheric light reinterprets a crystal Baroque chandelier. It sees water, Frost and ice as functional materials, and enhances each of their aesthetic, ecological and structural qualities. This project considers factors of climate as potential drivers that can interact with manmade objects. It is the first result of Erbsman’s ongoing experimental research on relationship between manufactured objects and the four elements of nature. Arturo Erbsman is a French designer whose works reflect different points of intersection between manufactured objects and the four elements of nature. He focuses on showing the delicacy of distinct aspects of water like ice, snow, stalactites, condensation and vapor in his handmade lighting objects. He derives his source of inspiration from his faraway travels and from closely observing natural phenomena of everyday life.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	New
Materials:	Glass
Creation Date:	2016
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	475802

Dimensions

W.	19.69 in;	H.	39.37 in;	D.	19.69 in;
W.	50 cm;	H.	100 cm;	D.	50 cm;

Message from Seller:

Galerie Philia is a recognized contemporary design and modern art gallery representing world wide known designers and artists. The Galerie Philia exhibits a collection resulting from a rhizomatic research transcending formal, stylistic, national or historical barriers. The selected art works emanates from different cultures and periods, are incarnated in various and multiform mediums, and evoke multiple and changing interior worlds.